I'm uncertain myself James, I don't listen to radio. I remember the whole left wing talk radio project sputtered to a relatively ignomius end with that Air America thing. I just wanted to object to the idea that the spectrum of discourse has Beck as its rightmost anchor and Andrew Sullivan or Ezra Klein as the leftmost one. That leaves a lot of ground out to my mind.
Wouldn't the left wing equivalents of Limbaugh or Hannity be more like some NPR types? I mean if a blogger like Klein or a Conservative apostate like Sullivan is the left wing equivalent of Limbaugh or Hannity then what does that put the really out there left wingers?
Ah I see, it's not a replacement arguement, it's a living space use arguement. Well I don't have much to argue with about that though I wouldn't go so far as to agree.
I'm going to object to the kids thing. People are not being irresponsible if they choose not to have children or to have only one. In fact I'd say that carefully considering and controlling the number of children one has is the height of responsability.
It's a very easy mistake to make, they both had their meltdowns at near the same exact time but their fundamental problems were very close to polar opposites.
Though to be fair Elias I'd say your position would be much more accurate if you were talking about the Irish. In that case they very literally volonteered to cover their banks losses (when they were not forced to) and essentially turned their country insolvent. If I'd have been an Irish citizen at the time it would have been pitchforks, torches and lamp posts time for me.
There is blame enough to go around Elias, certainly Germany reaped a lot of plump benefits to its economy during the heyday years of the Euro expansion, so did the Greeks. Now the party is over and alas both of them are having to pay. The Germans are ponying (ever so reluctantly) up the bailout money to keep the southern states solvent and keep the whole system from imploding. The Greeks similarily are having to (very reluctantly) accept that their system of mass tax evasion, their nationalized railroad that spends out four times what it takes in and other such public trough numnums will similarily have to go.
Minnesota is up next on the voter initiative train, I'm volunteering and we're all working very hard to put this voter initiative thing to bed at last. We have a decent shot at it too (though I'm expecting the worst so that the only surprises will be pleasant ones).
Oh come on, conservapedia has to be satire... isn't it? I remember stumbling across it a couple of times, chuckling a little weakly, saying something to myself about how the Liberals who were writing it were really laying on the ham and then moving on. It is satire isn't it?
You'd do yourself, the subject, the conversation and your (our) cause an enormous amount of good, Loviatar, if you had held your breath for a moment, counted to ten and then wrote a thoughtful useful reply as if you hadn't perceived any condescension or title problems in Ethan’s post. Instead by rolling around on the level you’ve decided to wallow at, you’ve accomplished nothing.
Tom, every third post of yours contains a section where you decry the bias and slant of the site of a given group (the League especially, see post #8) and then you say that the left needs signalling devices? You're trying to be ironic I'm guessing?
True Patrick, I'm utterly spacing, does India fall into the Far East or the Near East designations? Certainly the Near East is utterly awash in youngsters.
A note, the Far East in general and China in particular would likely pay big money if they could somehow exchange our demographic concerns for their own. In America, no less, we have an easy solution to demographic concerns; we can just import some more workers. Problem solved.
As I noted in my original response, you may have done a poor job summarizing his points and I didn't have a link to read at the time old shoe. Surely you would agree that saying that the entirety of the blue states economies could be broken down into financial workers, government employees and government dependants. As I said before, risable. If i find the time I shall read the man's article, I assure you.
As to my own predictions you're creatively broadening my assertions considerably, I had said that the democrats would never permit a default and to my knowledge there hasn't been any indication to the contrary.
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On “Colbertesque”
I'm uncertain myself James, I don't listen to radio. I remember the whole left wing talk radio project sputtered to a relatively ignomius end with that Air America thing. I just wanted to object to the idea that the spectrum of discourse has Beck as its rightmost anchor and Andrew Sullivan or Ezra Klein as the leftmost one. That leaves a lot of ground out to my mind.
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Wouldn't the left wing equivalents of Limbaugh or Hannity be more like some NPR types? I mean if a blogger like Klein or a Conservative apostate like Sullivan is the left wing equivalent of Limbaugh or Hannity then what does that put the really out there left wingers?
On “The Limits of Democracy and Populism”
Ah I see, it's not a replacement arguement, it's a living space use arguement. Well I don't have much to argue with about that though I wouldn't go so far as to agree.
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I'm going to object to the kids thing. People are not being irresponsible if they choose not to have children or to have only one. In fact I'd say that carefully considering and controlling the number of children one has is the height of responsability.
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It's a very easy mistake to make, they both had their meltdowns at near the same exact time but their fundamental problems were very close to polar opposites.
On “Colbertesque”
Even if it's partially real that is somewhat depressing.
On “The Limits of Democracy and Populism”
Then we must travel immediatly to their canvas headquarters in Oakland and New York and seize their time machines before they can wreak more havoc.
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Though to be fair Elias I'd say your position would be much more accurate if you were talking about the Irish. In that case they very literally volonteered to cover their banks losses (when they were not forced to) and essentially turned their country insolvent. If I'd have been an Irish citizen at the time it would have been pitchforks, torches and lamp posts time for me.
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There is blame enough to go around Elias, certainly Germany reaped a lot of plump benefits to its economy during the heyday years of the Euro expansion, so did the Greeks. Now the party is over and alas both of them are having to pay. The Germans are ponying (ever so reluctantly) up the bailout money to keep the southern states solvent and keep the whole system from imploding. The Greeks similarily are having to (very reluctantly) accept that their system of mass tax evasion, their nationalized railroad that spends out four times what it takes in and other such public trough numnums will similarily have to go.
On “Colbertesque”
I don't like people enough to be a politician. Also I'm not crooked enough.
On “The Limits of Democracy and Populism”
Expect the worst that way all your surprises are pleasant ones. I'm not surprised.
On “Colbertesque”
It does when it comes from right wingers directed at lefties, so why not vice versa?
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Minnesota is up next on the voter initiative train, I'm volunteering and we're all working very hard to put this voter initiative thing to bed at last. We have a decent shot at it too (though I'm expecting the worst so that the only surprises will be pleasant ones).
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Beuller?
On “Epidemiological Politics”
Washington couldn't get elected today.
On “Colbertesque”
Oh come on, conservapedia has to be satire... isn't it? I remember stumbling across it a couple of times, chuckling a little weakly, saying something to myself about how the Liberals who were writing it were really laying on the ham and then moving on. It is satire isn't it?
Could someone please verify that it's satire?
On “OWS: Time to Grow Up”
Feel free to stick with North, Tom. My Father was "Mr. Finck" and my Grandfather was Jeremie.
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You'd do yourself, the subject, the conversation and your (our) cause an enormous amount of good, Loviatar, if you had held your breath for a moment, counted to ten and then wrote a thoughtful useful reply as if you hadn't perceived any condescension or title problems in Ethan’s post. Instead by rolling around on the level you’ve decided to wallow at, you’ve accomplished nothing.
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Tom, every third post of yours contains a section where you decry the bias and slant of the site of a given group (the League especially, see post #8) and then you say that the left needs signalling devices? You're trying to be ironic I'm guessing?
On “Patient BW, DOB 2/16/1971”
My dear Doc, well done sir!
On “OWS: Time to Grow Up”
True Patrick, I'm utterly spacing, does India fall into the Far East or the Near East designations? Certainly the Near East is utterly awash in youngsters.
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No, he didn't call any of us WECKS.
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A note, the Far East in general and China in particular would likely pay big money if they could somehow exchange our demographic concerns for their own. In America, no less, we have an easy solution to demographic concerns; we can just import some more workers. Problem solved.
On “Epidemiological Politics”
They wouldn't sell them but they'd be in the hands of the trust for the duration of their time in office.
On “What Should Occupy Wall Street Do Next?”
As I noted in my original response, you may have done a poor job summarizing his points and I didn't have a link to read at the time old shoe. Surely you would agree that saying that the entirety of the blue states economies could be broken down into financial workers, government employees and government dependants. As I said before, risable. If i find the time I shall read the man's article, I assure you.
As to my own predictions you're creatively broadening my assertions considerably, I had said that the democrats would never permit a default and to my knowledge there hasn't been any indication to the contrary.
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